Picked up my white 523i today
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From: Helsinki, Finland
My Ride: My ex-ride: EU '08 LCI 520dA. Space Grey, Sport Seats in Black Leather/Fabric Anthracite, Sport Steering Wheel, A/C with Extended Features, Hi-Fi Speakers, Cup Holders, Cruise with Braking function, Folding Rear Seats, Xenons, Park Distance Control.
Congrats PoleApart, the car is a beauty but you said it needs 19" wheels at ones.
Thanks for the numerous and great pics!
"6. Sport seats now have the headrests that extend forward (see pic). In the E60 this was only a feature of Comfort seats."
So has the LCI E60's headrests also.
"9. Small screen (no nav) looks a bit sad."
I'm planning on putting my Navigon nav on the right side of the small screen.
"10. There's now a trunk unlocking button next to the bonnet release catch."
As in the LCI E60.
Thanks for the numerous and great pics!
"6. Sport seats now have the headrests that extend forward (see pic). In the E60 this was only a feature of Comfort seats."
So has the LCI E60's headrests also.
"9. Small screen (no nav) looks a bit sad."
I'm planning on putting my Navigon nav on the right side of the small screen.
"10. There's now a trunk unlocking button next to the bonnet release catch."
As in the LCI E60.
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From: Malaysia
My Ride: 525i 06 - M-sports package, bluetooth, ff and rr camera, PDC, black interior, active steering, DVD system
illuminted handles looks just great..... i love it..... hope i can lay my hands on it soon....
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My Ride: E61 CarbonBlack 535d, Ventilated and Heated Comfort Seats with Massage in Black Nasca Leather, Dark Poplar Wood, Professional Navi, Folding Rear Seats, Load Through, Advanced Remote, PDC, Bluetooth, Dimming and folding Mirrors, Bi-Xenons, Hi-Fi, Tinted
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From: Warsaw, Poland
My Ride: 2010 523i. Alpine white, dakota leather, 8 speed auto, VDC, bluetooth, HID lights, parking sensors, sport seats, black window trim, tinted rear windows
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Hi PoleApart, Thanks for your report and I must say that your car looks really great. You mentioned that the car could easily handle more power and I recall that you earlier conisdered chipping your 523, I would be interested to know if have you found out who could do this and what the improvement would be. The specs 523 and 528 appear to be so similar I wonder if the difference is simply a 'software' issue or if there are hardware differences, camshafts etc.
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From: St. Louis Burbs, USA
My Ride: 2007 530i. Purchased 6/28/07. Titanium Silver Metallic, Black Dakota Leather, Dark Poplar Trim, Steptronic, Premium Package, Cold Weather Package, Bluetooth, Adaptive Control Xenons. 10/30/07 Added OEM 124s with 245/40/18 & 275/35/18 Michelin Pilot Sport A/S tires. Installed red Cal Covers� from BavAuto. 11/21/07 Added OEM all-weather floor mats (for winter, carpet in summer) and coat rack. 6/26/08 installed M5-style rear spoiler. 6/30/08 put on red reflectors. 8/22/08 Euro turn signal stickers applied. 3/20/09 Installed Shadowline Trim. 3/27/09 Added Matte Black Kidney Grilles from Trinity. 4/03/09 Installed Bimmian Shadow Matte Black 530i Badges. 4/04/09 Installed LED license plate lights from Trinity. 5/01/09 Installed Brabus Interior LED Kit and White Angel Eyes. 5/02/09 Put in Brabus 6K Fogs. 5/14/09 Removed charcoal filter. 5/15/09 Installed light smoke LED side marker lamps from Trinity. 5/21/09 Sprint Booster. 6/12/09 Painted exhaust tips flat black. 6/13/09 Pulled red Cal Covers and painted calipers low gloss black. 6/27/09 RPI Ram Air Scoop from Trinity. 8/15/09 Installed Brabus's silver invisibulbs front and rear. 9/24/09 Installed R-Dash license plate LEDs from Brabaus (John).
Beautiful car. Nice write up!